YANGON, Jun 10 (NNN-MNA) – The United Nations (UN) yesterday, condemned the killing of a staff member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in south-eastern Myanmar.
Ramanathan Balakrishnan, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar, called for all parties and stakeholders to respect the neutrality of the UN and humanitarians, and to protect the rights and safety of civilians.
Myo Min Htut, who worked for the WHO, as a driver for nearly five years, was shot dead, while riding his motorcycle in Myanmar’s south-eastern city of Mawlamyine on Wednesday evening.
In Apr, 2020, a staff member of the WHO was also killed, while driving a vehicle, carrying COVID-19 samples in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state.– NNN-MNA
